The Greek Myths, Volume2

by Robert Graves

  Cyathus – wine-cup, 142.h,4

  Cybele – she of the hair, or she with the axe, 18.3; 21.e, f; 29.3; 80.l; 158.4

  Cybosurus – square bucket, 110.c

  Cychreus – ? cichoreus, of the endive, 81.c, d,6

  Cyclopes – ring-eyed, 3.b,2; 6.a, b; 7.e; 21.n; 22.d; 31.e; 41.2; 73.b, p, r; 170 passim

  Cycnus – swan son of Apollo, 123.t,1 son of Ares, 133.d; 134.7; 143 passim; 161.4 son of Poseidon, 161 passim; 162.f; 164.j

  Cydon – glory, 90.a

  Cylarabes – ? cyclarabes, with rattling chariot wheels, 112.a; 117.c

  Cyllene – crooked queen, 17.a, b

  Cyllenius – devoted to the crooked queen, 131.9

  Cyrene – sovereign queen, or mistress of the bridle, 21.i; 82 passim; 130.a; 155.4

  Cyrianassa – queen of the chieftains, 72.g

  Cytisorus – clover season, 70.m; 148.8; 151.f; 152.d, f; 157.d

  Cyzicus – exalted, 82.4; 149 passim

  Dactyls – fingers, 53 passim; 131.9; 132.4; 164.6

  Daedalus – bright, or cunningly wrought, 18.3; 81.h; 82.j; 88.e.f,1,7; 92 passim; 94.b; 96.1,3; 98.k, r, u,3,5; 122.c

  Darmarmenus – subduer of sails, 166.2

  Damasen – subduer, 90.8

  Dam-kina, 60.3; 93.1; 146.4

  Damnameneus – compeller, i.e. hammer, 53.c,2

  Damysus – conqueror, 81.r; 160.h

  Dan, 60.3

  Danaë – she who judges, or parched, 42.4; 43.2; 60.3; 73 passim; 93.1; 146.4

  Danaids, 16.e; 54.1; 60 passim; 68.1; 124.b,3

  Danaus – Dan, judge, or son of Danaë, 1.2; 53.3; 56.3; 60 passim; 73.a; 109.b; 124.b; 146.4

  Daphne – laurel, 21.k, l,6; 107.c,1

  Daphnis – laurel, 17.j,5; 51.b,2; 136.e

  Daphoene – bloody one, 21.6

  Daphoenissa – bloody one, 51.2

  Dardanus – ? from dar-daio, burner-up, 24.a; 48.e; 158 passim

  Dascylus – little pointer, 131.e, h,9; 151.c

  Daunus – sleeper, 169.k

  David, 82.4; 110.2

  Dechtire, 162.8

  Deianeira – stringer-together of spoil, 118.2; 134.c; 138.c; 142 passim; 144.a; 145 passim

  Deidameia – taker of spoil, 53.7; 102.c; 160.j, y

  Deileon – spoil-taking lion, 151.d

  Deimachus – battle spoil, 137.h, n

  Deimas – fearful, 158.b

  Deimus – fearful, 18.a

  Deino – terrible, 33.c,5

  Deinus – terrible, 130.a

  Deion – despoiler, 148.i

  Deione – queen of spoil, 88.b

  Deioneus – son of the queen of spoil, 63.1; 96.c

  Deiphilus – lover of spoil, 149.c; 168.l

  Deiphobus – scaring the spoiler, 135.c; 158.o; 159.o; 164.k; 166.f; 167.k; 168.b

  Deipyla, or Deipyle – hostile gates, 106.a, c; 160.r

  Deliades – son of Delian Apollo, 75.a

  Delilah, 91.1; 145.4

  Delphinus – dolphin, 16.b,1

  Delphyne – womb, 21.a,3; 36 passim

  Demeter – barley-mother, 7.a,8; 14.b,4; 16.f,5,6; 24 passim; 31.6; 33.4; 51.e; 60.f; 72.4; 81.d; 85.1; 88.9; 94.f; 96.i; 97.2; 102.f; 108.c, h,5,6; 121.3; 134 passim; 143.1; 154.1; 157.1; 170.q Eleusinian, 140.a Erinnys – the fury, 16.6 Europe – broadfaced, 51.i Lernaean, 124.b Mare-headed, 16.5; 19.2; 46.3; 48.2; 75.3; 108.5 Subterrene, 28.h

  Dcmonassa – queen of the people, 145.f

  Demophon – voice of the people, 86.1; 131.11; 146.b; 168.e, j; 169 passim

  Demophoön – light of the people, 24.d, e,10; 100.h; 101.a; 114.l

  Dendrites – tree youth, 27.2

  Derceto (non-Greek word), 89.2; 154.6

  Dercynus – decreynus, sleeping with open eyes, 132.k

  Desmontes – desmentes, gaoler, 43.c, d, f

  Despoena – mistress, 16.f,5

  Deucalion – new-wine sailor father of Idomeneus, 160.n son of Minos, 98.3; 100.h; 104.f husband of Pyrrha, 27.6; 38 passim; 39.2

  Dexamenus – entertainer,127.f; 131.b, c

  Dia – of the sky,63.a,1,2; 102.a,3; 143.c

  Diana, 7.1

  Diarmuid, 18.7

  Dias – bright, 110.c

  Dice – natural law, or justice, 32.1

  Dictynna – she of the fishing-nets, 89.b,2,4; 154.6; 160.10

  Dictys – net, 73.c, o, p

  Didaeon – ? experienced, 135.b

  Dinah, 60.3

  Diocles – glory of Zeus, 24.l,5

  Diodorus – gift of Zeus, 133.i

  Diomedes – god-like cunning of Argos, 70.1; 109.f; 159.a; 160. n, r,2; 162 passim; 163 passim; 164 passim; 166 passim; 167 passim; 168 passim; 169 passim (Jason), 148 passim; 152.1 King of Thrace, 82.c; 121.4; 130 passim; 134.8; 153.e

  Dione – divine queen, 1.d; 7.1; 11.b,2; 14.b,4; 108.b

  Dionysius – lame god, 14 passim; 18.e,8; 27 passim; 28.d,2,3; 30.3; 35.e, h,1; 38.h,3; 70.g, h,4; 72.g,5; 76.b; 79.a,2; 82.k; 83 passim; 86.b; 87.a; 88.7; 90.b; 98.n, o, s, w,6,9; 110.b; 123.1; 126.b; 134.b,2,4; 136.j; 142.a; 148.6; 160.u Bromius – raging, 27.7,9 Cretan, 98.6 of the Marshe, 99.c Plutodotes – giver of wealth, 129.1,2 Sabazius – breaker in pieces, 27.7,9 Saviour, 124.b

  Dioscuri – sons of Zeus, 74 passim; 103.a, b; 112.c; 113.7; 114.4; 116.e; 150.a; 159 passim

  Dirce – dicre, cleft, or double, 68.2; 76 passim; 135.e

  Dog-star – see Orthrus, Sirius

  Dolon – ensnarer, 163.g

  Dolophion – cunning native snake, 166.b

  Dorippe – gift mare, 160.u,7

  Doris – bountiful, 33.a,2

  Dorus – gift, 21.i; 43.b,1; 64.c; 88.a,1

  Drapaudi, 135.1

  Dryads – oak-nymphs, 82.i; 86.2

  Dryas – oak, 27.e,3; 46.c, d,2

  Dryope – woodpecker, 21.j; 26.5; 56.2; 150.b,1

  Dryops – oak face, 21.7; 143 passim

  Dylan, 105.1

  Dymas – ? dynamis, powerful, 158.o

  Dysaules – of the unlucky house, 24.e

  Dysponteus – rough sea, 109.c

  Ea, 6.6; 39.8

  Eabani, 4.2

  Earth, Mother, 3.a,1; 4.a; 6.a; 7.a, e; 13.4; 15.a; 20.2; 21 passim; 25.b, d; 33.d, g; 36.a; 41.d, f; 43.2; 51.b, f,2,4; 78.1; 83.3; 88.b; 99.c; 100.f; 113.g; 115.d; 133.a, b, g, h; 143.g; 154.3; 170.t

  Echedemus – he who holds the people, 104.b

  Echemus – ? echemythos, taciturn, 146.e

  Echenus – rein holder, 132.o

  Echephron – possessed of intelligence, 132.r

  Echetus – man of substance, 154.a

  Echidne – she-viper, 33.b, e,1; 34 passim; 60.h; 75.b; 96.e; 105.e; 124.a; 132.a; 133.b, l; 170.t

  Echion – viper, 17.j,3; 58.g,5; 148.i; 149.b; 167.m

  Echo – echo, 26.d; 56.a; 85 passim

  Eëtion – terrible native, 162.i, l,7

  Egeria – aegeiria, of the black poplar, 101.l,1

  Eidothea – divine shape, 169.a

  Eidyia – knowledgeable, 152.c, d

  Eileithyia – she who comes to aid women in childbed, 15.a; 118.e, g; 138.o; 141.c

  Eioneus – with high banks, 63.a,1; 102.a,3; 163.g

  Eire, 24.3

  El, 27.12

  Elais – of the olive, 160.u

  Elaphios – hindlike, 125.1

  Elate – fir-tree, 26.2; 78.1

  Elatus – of the fir, or lofty, 50.b,5; 78.a,1; 126.c; 148.i

  Electra – amber daughter of Agamemnon, 122.d,1; 113 passim; 114 passim; 166.i,1; 117.a, b,5; 168.l wife of Corythus, 158.f Ocean-nymph, 33.g,2 daughter of Oedipus, 59.b Pleiad, 41.6; 158.b, i, k

  Electryo – beaming, 42.c,4

  Electryon – beaming, 118.a, b

  Eleius – the Elean, 127.a,1

  Elpenor – man’s hope son of Chalcodon, 104.f comrade of Odysseus, 170 passim

  Elphame, Queen of, 170.2

  Elphenor – man’s deceit, 169.n

  Elymus-quiver, 137.g

  Empusae – forcers-in, 55 pas
sim; 61.a,1; 64.2

  Enalus – child of the sea, 87.c,2

  Enarephorus – spoil winner, 103.b

  Enarete – virtuous, 43.h,4; 68.a

  Enceladus – huzzaing, 35.f, h

  Endeis – entangler, 66.h; 81.a,1; 96.g

  Endor, Witch of, 51.2

  Endymion – seduced native, 40.c; 64 passim; 138.m

  Enkidu, 118.2; 132.1; 142.3

  Ennomus – lawful, 142.g

  Entella – commanding, 137.g

  Enyo – war-like, 33.c,5

  Enyues – war-like, 88.h

  Eos – dawn, 29.c,1; 35.b; 40 passim; 41.b, c, d; 42.a; 89.c, d, f, j; 164.g, h,4; 170.6

  Epaphus – a touching, 56.b, c,3; 133.k

  Epeius – successor, or assaulter, 64.b,3; 89.10; 109.n; 163.n; 167 passim

  Epheseus – appetite, 100.g

  Ephialtes – he who leaps upon, i.e. nightmare, 35.d,3; 37 passim

  Ephron, 88.3

  Epicaste – ? worn-down form of epicatastrephomene, upsetting over, 111.p

  Epidaurus – ? epidaulos, shaggy, 110.c

  Epigoni – those born afterwards, 107 passim; 169.k

  Epimedes – he who thinks too late, 53.b,1

  Epimetheus – afterthought, 38.c; 39 passim; 169.3

  Epistrophus – tacking, 162.j

  Epopeus – he who sees all, 156.4

  Erato – passionate, 27.b

  Ercwlf, 132.3

  Erebus – the covered [pit], 4.a; 10.a

  Erechtheus – ? he who hastens over the heather, or shatterer, 25.2,7; 43.b; 44.b; 46.a,3; 47 passim; 49.a,1,3; 92.a,1; 94.a; 95.3; 96.i,4; 99.b

  Erginus – confiner, 84.b; 121 passim; 148.i

  Eriboea – rich in cattle, 37.b, d; 98.i

  Ericepaius – feeder upon heather, 2.b,2

  Erichthonius – wool on the earth, or much earth, or from the land of the heather, 25.c, d, e,1,2; 48.e,3; 50. e,1,6; 105.g; 158.g, h,2

  Erigone – child of strife, or plentiful offspring, 79 passim; 88.10; 92.12, 98.5; 106.2; 114.m, n,6; 117.a, b,2

  Erinnyes – angry one, 4.a; 6.a,3; 18.4; 31.g; 32.3,4; 33.g; 80.i; 85.1; 103.e; 105.k,6; 107.d, f; 108.f; 113.f,5,7; 114 passim; 115 passim; 116.a, e,1; 117.1; 137.m; 164.a; 165.e; 169.g

  Eriopis – large-eyed, or very rich, 156.e,2; 160.q

  Eripha – kid, 109.e

  Eriphus – kid, 27.2

  Eriphyle – tribal strife, 106.e; 107 passim; 113.6; 115.4; 170.o

  Eris – strife, 12.c,2; 19.a; 81.n, d; 102.c, e; 111.e,2; 159.e

  Eros – erotic love, 2.b; 15 passim; 35.d,1; 152.a, e,2; 159.m, q

  Erymanthus-divining by lots, 126.a,1

  Erysichthon – earth-tearer, 24.b,4

  Erytheia – red land, 132.5

  Erytheis – crimson, 33.d

  Erythrus – red, 88.h,2

  Eryx – heather, 18.k; 132.q,6

  Esau, 73.2

  Esmun (Semetic word) – he whom we evoke, 21.3; 133.11.

  Etana, 29.2

  Eteocles – true glory, 69.1; 105.k; 106 passim

  Eteoclus – true glory, 106.f

  Euachme – goodly spear, 110.d

  Euanthes – flowering, 27.i,8; 88.h

  Euarete – most virtuous, 109.c

  Eubule – good counsel, 97.h,2

  Eubuleus – good counsel, 24.f,7; 96.2,4; 97.2

  Eudore – generous, 27.2

  Eueres – ? well-fitted, 141.c

  Euippe – goodly mare, 43.c,2; 50.g; 169.k

  Euippus – goodly stallion, 100.d, f

  Eumaeus – of good endeavour, 24.7; 171 passim

  Eumelus – sweet melody, 163.g; 164

  Eumenides – kindly ones, 31.g

  Eumolpus – good melody, 24.f, l,5,7; 47 passim; 48.c; 100.d; 119.g; 134.a

  Euncus – of the couch, 100.b; 148.12; 149.c, e,1; 162.i; 166.b

  Eunoë – good intelligence, 158.o

  Eunomus – orderly, 142.g,4

  Eupalamus – inventor, 94.b

  Eupheme – religious silence, 26.d

  Euphemus – religious silence, 143.a; 148.i; 149.1; 151.a; 154.g; 155.i

  Euphorbus – good pasture, 162.b; 163.j, k

  Euphrosyne – good cheer, 105.h,5

  Europe – broad face, or well watered (Aerope), 111.f sister of Cadmus, 58 passim; 88.a; 89.2; 90.3; 101.d; 160.a

  Eurotas – fair flowing, 125.c,3

  Euryale – wide wandering, or of the broad threshing floor, 33.b,3; 73.f, h

  Euryalus – wide wanderer, 148.i; 160.r

  Euryannassa – wide-ruling queen, 108.b, j

  Eurybatus – wide walker, 136.c

  Eurybia – wide strength, 33.g,1,2

  Eurybius – long life, 134.i; 146.c

  Eurycleia – broad fame, 171 passim

  Eurydamas – wide taming, 148.i

  Eurydice – wide justice daughter of Adrastus, 158.l sister of Hyacinthus, 125.c wife of Orpheus, 28 passim; 33.1; 82.h, i daughter of Pelops, 110.c

  Eurygyes – wide-circling, 90.1

  Eurylochus – extensive ambush, 81 .d comrade of Odysseus, 170 passim

  Eurymachus – wide battler, 171 passim

  Eurymedon – wide rule, 1.d; 39.a; 131.e

  Eurymedusa – the being of wide cunning, 66.g

  Eurynome – wide wandering, or wide rule, 1.a,1; 2.1; 13.a,3; 23.a,1; 33.1; 40.2; 47.2; 48.1; 66.a,1; 93.1

  Eurynomus – wide wandering, or wide rule, 142.g

  Euryphaessa – wide shining, 42.a,1

  Eurypylus – broad cuirass, or wide gate, 72.5; 134.i; 137.p son of Telephus, 160.x; 163.h; 164.a; 166.i

  Eurysaccs – broad shield, 165 passim

  Eurysthenes – wide strength, 146.k

  Eurystheus – forcing strongly back far and wide, 28.6; 104.j; 110.c; 118.e,3; 122.e; 123.f, g; 124.a, g; 125.b; 126.d, f; 127.a, d, e; 129 passim; 130.a, c; 131.a, j; 133.f; 134.i; 135.a; 138.d, f, j; 143.b; 146 passim

  Eurythemista – wide ordering, 108.b

  Eurythoë – of wide activity, 109.b

  Eurytion – widely honoured, 80.c, g; 81.f, p; 102.d, e,2; 126.d; 127.f; 132.a, d; 142.5 Centaur, 138.c,1

  Eurytus – full-flowing, 35.e; 102.d; 119.f; 135 passim; 136.a,1; 138.a; 144 passim; 171.h son of Augeias, 138.e

  Euterpe – rejoicing well, 163.g

  Evadne – ? euanthe, blooming, 69.2; 74.a; 106.l,6; 155 passim

  Evander – good for men, 52.a; 132 passim

  Eve, 4.2,3; 145.5

  Evenus – controlling the reins, 74.e,3; 109.f; 162.j

  Fates, Three, 4.a,1; 10 passim; 13.a,3; 17.h; 18.l; 35.e, g; 36.e,3; 52.a,2; 60.2; 69.c; 73.9; 80.a; 81.l; 90.6; 101.k; 105.b; 115.f

  Faunus – ? favonius, he who favours, 56.2; 132.p

  Fearinus – of the dawn, 57.1

  Fenja, 154.1

  Finn mac Cool, 18.7

  Fionn, 73.9

  Flora, 12.2

  Fodhla, 24.3

  Fortune, 32.1

  Furies – see Erinnyes

  Gabriel, 31.3

  Galahad, 95.5

  Galanthis, Galanthias, Galen – weasel, 118.g, h,5

  Galata – Gaul, or Galatian, 132.j

  Galatea – milk white, 65 passim

  Ganymedes – from ganuesthai and medea, rejoicing in virility, 29 passim; 40.c; 81.l; 137.c; 152.a; 164.7 son of Tros, 158.g

  Gara, 1.5

  Garamas – people of the Goddess Car, 3.c,3; 90.b

  Garanus – Crane, 132.n,6

  Gasterocheires – bellies with hands, 23.2; 73.b,3

  Geilissa – smiler, 113.a, j,4

  Gelanor – laughter, 60.e

  Gelonus – laughing, 132.v

  Geraestus – venerable, 91.g,3

  Geryon – ? geranon, crane, 31.6; 34.a; 127.2; 132 passim; 134.8; 139.d

  Giants – 4.a; 35 passim; 36.a; 37.1; 145.i; 152.b

  Gilgamesh, 4.2; 41.3; 90.4; 118.2; 122.3; 124.2; 132.1; 142.3

  Glauce – owl, 81.c, e; 156 passim; 164.a

  Glaucia – grey-green, 137.n,
t,3

  Glaucippe – grey mare, 158.o

  Glaucus – grey-green son of Anthedon, 90.j,7 son of Hippolochus, 162.n; 163.c, i; 164.j; 168.b son of Minos, 50.f, i; 90 passim; 101.k,1; 162.q nephew of Sarpedon, 162.9 sea-god, 170.t son of Sisyphus, 42.2; 67.a; 71 passim; 74.a,5; 90.7; 101.1; 155.i; 162.9

  Glenus – wonder, 142.l

  Goat-Pan – see Pan

  Gode, Goda, 18.1; 89.3; 160.10

  Godiva, Lady, 89.3

  Gog, 131.7

  Golgos – ? gorgos, grim, 18.k

  Gordius – ? grudios, muttering, or grunting, 83 passim

  Gorge – grim, 142.a

  Gorgons – grim ones, 9.b,5; 33 passim; 39.d; 50.3; 73.f, h,5,9; 81.9; 131.m; 132.f,3; 140.b,1

  Gorgophone – Gorgon-death, 73.t; 74 passim

  Gorgopis – grim-faced, 70.7

  Gortys – ? grotys, of the cavern, or from Carten, Cretan word for ‘cow’, 88.h,7

  Graces, 90.i,6; 114.j

  Graeae – grey ones, 33 passim; 38.10; 73.g, i,9

  Gras – ? grasos, smelling like a goat, 117.g

  Gration – scratcher, 33.g

  Great Goddess, 20.2; 23.2; 29.3; 75.2; 145.4

  Green Stripper, 56.2

  Gronw, 91.1; 112.1

  Guneus – fertile land, 138.d; 169.n

  Gwydion, 103.1; 160.5

  Gwyn, 73.2

  Gwythur, 73.2

  Gyges – gegenes, earth-born, 3.b,1

  Hades – sightless, 7.a, e,5; 13.a; 16.a; 17.3; 21.n; 24.c, i, j, k,3; 28.c; 30.a; 31 passim; 50.f; 67.g,2; 69.e; 73.g; 101.k; 103.c; 124.b; 134.d, e; 139.b, c, l; 164.o; 170 passim

  Haemon – skilful, or making bloody, 105.e; 106.m,7

  Halesus – wander, 112.l

  Halia – of the sea, 42.c,4

  Haliartus – bread of the sea, 70.i

  Halirrhothius – roaring sea, 19.b,2; 25.4

  Haliscus – arrested, 122.l

  Halys (non-Greek word now), 28.1

  Hamadryads – oak-nymphs, 21.j; 60.b

  Harmonia – concord, 18.a,9; 24.a; 59 passim; 106.e; 107.a; 131.b

  Harmothoë – sharp nail, 108.e

  Harpale – grasping, 161.g

  Harpalyce – ravening she-wolf, 111.p,5

  Harpalycus – ravening wolf, 119.f

  Harpies – snatchers, 33.g,5; 108.f; 150.j,2; 170.7

  Harpina – ? falcon, 109.b

  Hathor, 68.4

  Hawwa, 145.5

  Hebe – youth, or she who removes from sight, or Hittite: Hepa, earth-mother, 12.2; 29.c; 123.2; 145.i,3,5

  Hecabe – moving far off, 34.i; 50.6; 79.1; 158 passim; 159 passim; 163.a; 164.k,1; 167 passim; 168 passim; 170.1

  Hecaerge – working from afar, 110.e

  Hecale, Hecalene – worn-down form of Hecate Selene, the far-shooting moon, i.e. Artemis, 98.b,7